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21 " It takes more strength to let the child stand, stumble, fall and recover on his own than it takes to hold that child’s hand and guide him through every moment. "
― Elliott Kay , Good Intentions (Good Intentions, #1)
22 " On-the-job training brought valuable lessons. Tanner learned that despite the numerous technological advances of the last few centuries, some jobs—like providing an enclosed, perpetual supply of oxygen—could only be accomplished with big, clunky machinery. He learned that engineers designed equipment with the belief that it would never need to be fixed, and thus ease of access was never an issue. He learned, therefore, that he hated design engineers. He "
― Elliott Kay , Poor Man's Fight (Poor Man's Fight, #1)
23 " Perhaps you think of white hoods and violence as part of the past. Only the branding changes. They do not ‘debate’ in good faith. They don’t go away if ignored. Of all my regrets in life, high among them is that I have not punched more such men myself. Punched, and far worse. "
― Elliott Kay , Past Due (Good Intentions, #4)
24 " Well, ya never know what’s gonna come up in combat. Ah mean, y’all might have t’ crawl aroun’ here, climb there, suddenly do some jumpin’ jacks in a firefight,” Wade said sarcastically. “Strip down t’ your underwear an’ duck-walk out t’ the enemy. Ah imagine th’ Taliban are terrified by that, but mah unit never tried it. "
25 " It’s not like they ever tell us everything, anyway. You know how it is. We’re mushrooms. They keep us in the dark and feed us lots of shit, "
― Elliott Kay , No Medals for Secrets (Poor Man's Fight, #4)
26 " I wouldn’t expect a press secretary to be part of this.” Andrea nodded slightly. “I can see how the title might give that impression, Mr. Weir. However, I’m a senior policy adviser to President Aguirre, I have some background in macroeconomics, and I’ve served two terms in the Archangel Senate.” She offered a tight-lipped smile and added, “I also bake when the mood strikes me.” Weir "
― Elliott Kay , Rich Man's War (Poor Man's Fight, #2)
27 " Most folks don’t like considering themselves bad guys. They wanna look in the mirror and see a good guy, no matter what they do. Just gotta make sure they feel some sense of justification is all. "
28 " But the truth is not every human endeavor is best directed by the profit motives of the few people at the top. "
29 " You don’t beat an insurgency with guns and intimidation. Not really. You beat insurgencies with jobs and civil rights. You beat them with progress. Naturally, big money types find that galling. They don’t want to do that kind of hard work. They’d rather pay someone to stomp on the insurgents. It doesn’t work. It only keeps the people with guns in business. "
― Elliott Kay , Last Man Out (Poor Man's Fight, #5)
30 " You can mug a man or pick his pocket and anyone would call you a thief, but there are a million ways to cheat a man on paper and just call it a clerical error "
31 " At almost every step in her career, she wondered when they’d all figure out she was just faking it. She faked being an adult, being an officer, being a leader. A good wife. A mother. Then she accepted that planets turned on the actions of people who felt like they were faking it. "
32 " Talk fast. I’m gonna punch you every time I feel like you’re being sarcastic or smug.” Then it was Malone’s turn to sigh. “Fuck. "
33 " Nazis need punching, "
34 " engineers designed equipment "
35 " with the belief that it would never need to be fixed, and thus ease of access was never an issue. He learned, therefore, that he hated design engineers. "
36 " As always, money tends to follow money. "
37 " How are you feeling?” “Numb. Can I have a new body now? I think I broke this one. "
38 " I don’t have a problem with anyone building a big business or getting rich, Sanjay. I’d like to be rich, too. It’s only a problem when the rich people start being assholes. "
39 " You say that Hell cannot touch a mortal who still has an angel's protection?""Correct.""Then why does he have an angel over him?""I'm not sure if you noticed, but that particular angel is quite insane. "
― Elliott Kay , Natural Consequences (Good Intentions, #2)
40 " I’m not some preternatural bad ass. The whole reason I’m still alive is because I read all the manuals, not because I have magic murder powers. "
